I Know from My Bed by Michael Lee Johnson

Sometimes I feel

like a sad sack-

a worn out old man

with clown facial wrinkles.

I know when I reflect,

stare out my window

at the snow falling

from my bed,

my back to yours,

reflecting on my pain-

ignoring yours-

I isolate your love,

lose your touch

to another-

forgetting,

it is our bed,

not mine,

that I lie in.

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Michael Lee Johnson, from Itasca, Illinois, is a poet and freelance writer and small business owner of custom imprinted promotional products and apparel, Advantage Marketing and Promotions. He is heavily influenced by: Carl Sandburg, Robert Frost, William Carlos Williams, Irving Layton, Leonard Cohen, and Allen Ginsberg. His new poetry chapbook with pictures, titled From Which Place the Morning Rises, and his new photo version of The Lost American: from Exile to Freedom are available here. The original version of The Lost American: from Exile to Freedom, can be found here. Also check out the new chapbookChallenge of Night and Day, and Chicago Poems or the 2 previous chapbooks available here. Michael has been published in over 23 countries. He is also editor/publisher of five poetry sites, all open for submission, which can be found at his website. All of his books are now available on Amazon and Borders. You can also find Michael Lee Johnson reading his work on YouTube. Email Michael. He has audio MP3 poems available and is open to interviews. Follow Michael Lee Johnson on Facebook, Twitter, and MySpace.

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Editor’s Note: Please continue praying for Bennett, and prayerfully consider contributing to the  Compassionate Creativity fundraiser happening this month. Let’s find this little boy a home!